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Another bonus was that temporary workers were being mad full-time in line with an existing agreement between the automotive manufacturer and Unite.

Following talks between the union and the administrators on Tuesday this week, Unite regional officer Adrian Ross said: “There have been no redundancies at Covpress and there were full overtime shifts worked on both Saturday and Sunday last weekend.

“Order books are full for the foreseeable future, with overtime planned to the end of November to support Jaguar Land Rover production.

“The administrator has informed the workforce he does not envisage any job losses and all temporary workers will be made full-time on their first anniversary in line with the temporary workers’ agreement the company has with Unite.”

The Covpress factory in Canley

On Tuesday the Telegraph revealed the administrators have begun communicating with potential buyers of Covpress - a process that is expected to last several weeks.

Eddie Williams, one of the joint administrators called in to the company on September 29 due to what were described as “significant and urgent funding issues”, said: “We are now in the early stages of engaging with the parties that have registered an interest in the business with the provision of initial information about the opportunity.

“Based on the interest received, that process is likely to take a number of weeks with credible parties moving into a more detailed due diligence phase in early November.”

Mr Williams previously told the Telegraph between 40 and 50 expressions of interest had been received from potential buyers.